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law enforcement officials have not confirmed that there were other unsploided bombs. the official confirmation is that there were two devices. to the extent that there were other devices today, isolated and treated in some way by law enforcement, those may have been devices that were investigated as suspect packages and done away with by law enforce. . no arrests have been made. the investigation is now being headed by the fbi in conjunction with other federal and state and local agencies. i want to bring in a young man who is an eyewitness. he was eating with co-workers when he heard the first explosion. so you're about 100 yards away. what did you hear? >> bewere inside the restaurant. heard the first explosion. kind of shook the building a little bit. we kind of wondered what it was. looked outside and saw some smoke. actually ran outside. then the second one blew up about 100 yards from us. >> did they sound like they were about the same size? >> the first one sounded small, because it was a little bit further down the street. i didn't realize until i watched the
law enforcement officials have not confirmed that there were other unsploided bombs. the official confirmation is that there were two devices. to the extent that there were other devices today, isolated and treated in some way by law enforcement, those may have been devices that were investigated as suspect packages and done away with by law enforce. . no arrests have been made. the investigation is now being headed by the fbi in conjunction with other federal and state and local agencies. i...
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it's not constrained by laws. and part of what we're trying to do over the next month or so is having done an independent review and brought a whole bunch of folks civil libertarians and lawyers and others to examine what's being done, i'll be proposing some self-restraint on the nsa and, you know, to initiate some reforms that can give people more confidence, but i want everybody to be clear. the people at the nsa generally are looking out for the safety of the american people. they are not interested in reading your e-mails. they're not interested in reading your text messages. and that's not something that's done. and we've got a big system of checks and balance, including the courts and congress who have capacity to prevent that from happening. >> mr. president, let's look at that question of competence and trust in government. 50 years ago in june of 1963, president kennedy spoke here at the american university. let's listen to something he said that applies to the situation we're in now politically. >> our p
it's not constrained by laws. and part of what we're trying to do over the next month or so is having done an independent review and brought a whole bunch of folks civil libertarians and lawyers and others to examine what's being done, i'll be proposing some self-restraint on the nsa and, you know, to initiate some reforms that can give people more confidence, but i want everybody to be clear. the people at the nsa generally are looking out for the safety of the american people. they are not...
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the but of course this frustration seems to be law enforcement-wide. michael, are you surprised, we are now near five hours after the incident. are we just too used to you guys being so good that you usually have the leads after three or four hours are on the way and we know so little at this point in time? >> i think that is right, chuck. especially when we disrupt an attack. the reason we knew so much as soon as it broke is because we had been following him for days. but when it's a surprise, it really does take time for this to be surfaced. and just a note on the president having served with president bush and president obama, i think the early days of the administration president obama gave people a little bit of room but i saw the president become i am immeshed in these issues and he will be poking fingers, demanding answers. he's not going to get involved in the operations and tell bob muller what to do. >> he'll be saying, what about, what about? >> let me ask you before chuck leaves, what about the other bombs? perhaps two others, one at a hote
the but of course this frustration seems to be law enforcement-wide. michael, are you surprised, we are now near five hours after the incident. are we just too used to you guys being so good that you usually have the leads after three or four hours are on the way and we know so little at this point in time? >> i think that is right, chuck. especially when we disrupt an attack. the reason we knew so much as soon as it broke is because we had been following him for days. but when it's a...
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but they took heavy fire from the law's defenders. here it is. >> how in the world can this be hippa compliant? this explicitly says in order to continue you have to accept this condition that you have no privacy or no reasonable expectation of privacy. >> once again here we have my republican colleagues trying to scare everybody. >> would the gentleman yield? >> no i will not yield to this monkey court or whatever it is. do whatever you want, i'm not yielding. i am trying to tell you the problem here -- >> protecting american citizens is a legitimate concern of this committee. >> the pre-existing conditions, there's no health information in the process. why are we going down this path? because you are trying to scare people so they don't apply and so therefore the legislation gets delayed or the affordable care act gets defunded or it's repealed. that's all it is. hoping people won't apply. >> frank pallone is who you saw defending the law. he's from new jersey. jennifer granholm as well. what do you smell in the water? what's going
but they took heavy fire from the law's defenders. here it is. >> how in the world can this be hippa compliant? this explicitly says in order to continue you have to accept this condition that you have no privacy or no reasonable expectation of privacy. >> once again here we have my republican colleagues trying to scare everybody. >> would the gentleman yield? >> no i will not yield to this monkey court or whatever it is. do whatever you want, i'm not yielding. i am...
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and we make it easy. >> you're saying if there were no gun laws in britain like we have laxed gun laws, you'd see them drive around with the guns on the back of their trucks. like here where guns are part of life. living with guns. teaching your kids guns. would immediately become part of french life or japanese lives. >> not quite -- >> no quite so much. is it the culture or the law who makes us who we are? >> i think it's a bit of both. my dad was a gun dealer in colorado. i grew up with guns, but we had a low gun murder rate. the reason that, you know, you see -- the reason you're seeing crime with guns sort of drop in countries like australia and the united kingdom after they passed comprehensive gun laws is it's harder to get guns. i think the same would be true here. if you were just to expand the background check system so everybody had to have a background check no matter where they bought it, that would save -- >> you say just. with all of bloomberg's money and your good effort, you get two senators blown out of office because they dared to back you. >> the nra is smart about
and we make it easy. >> you're saying if there were no gun laws in britain like we have laxed gun laws, you'd see them drive around with the guns on the back of their trucks. like here where guns are part of life. living with guns. teaching your kids guns. would immediately become part of french life or japanese lives. >> not quite -- >> no quite so much. is it the culture or the law who makes us who we are? >> i think it's a bit of both. my dad was a gun dealer in...
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the closest fit under federal law would the 4-year-old federal hate crimes law. it says that for a person to be punished under the federal system, you have to show that bodily injury was the result, was caused by someone's racial perception or the belief that the victim they attacked the victim because of race. that's the difficult thing here. now, the federal government could well look at evidence. there's been an argument here that it all started because george zimmerman, the race was a factor that trayvon martin weighs factor was a race. that's why he started following him. what the federal law requires is that you persuade a jury that the reason zimmerman pulled the trigger was because of trayvon martin's race and not some other factor such as self-defense. the further away you get from the shooting itself and you go to some other part of the chain of events, no matter how it may have started, the further away you get away from that, the harder to make the case. i've talked to several former prosecutors in the justice department civil rights division and they
the closest fit under federal law would the 4-year-old federal hate crimes law. it says that for a person to be punished under the federal system, you have to show that bodily injury was the result, was caused by someone's racial perception or the belief that the victim they attacked the victim because of race. that's the difficult thing here. now, the federal government could well look at evidence. there's been an argument here that it all started because george zimmerman, the race was a...
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all now have these restrictive laws. i'm sad about that because my dad and many others, john lewis, so many others in our nation as well as some republicans tried to make it possible for everybody to vote easily. and there are people who are trying to keep people from voting. that's very sad in 2013. >> i'm going to ask you, son. what was it like to be the son today? >> it was incredible to have the president of the united states, to have my wife and daughter, my brother and his wife, my sister, to have two former presidents, to have congressman lewis. and the list goes on and on. it was phenomenal. >> and who's still there? lewis and a few other people. a photographer back from '63 who was taking pictures. but the great thing about the 50th anniversary is you still have some living people. >> of course you also had ambassador young, reverend jackson was around, reverend sharpton not 50 years ago but certainly on the stage today. but just all the organizations, the significant organizations have representation including
all now have these restrictive laws. i'm sad about that because my dad and many others, john lewis, so many others in our nation as well as some republicans tried to make it possible for everybody to vote easily. and there are people who are trying to keep people from voting. that's very sad in 2013. >> i'm going to ask you, son. what was it like to be the son today? >> it was incredible to have the president of the united states, to have my wife and daughter, my brother and his...
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distract away from the health care laws rocky rollout. see historic approval lows. unify the opposition. remember when everyone was talking about the fractured state of democrats on sommers. nobody remembers that. the only pro for boehner, he's still speaker. but for how long? now there's cruz. he's become a folk to to the right. he won the values voter summit straw poll. and his influence is growing on house gop. and he knows where to get good mexican food. when you were running the party, it had pride. >> yeah. and a lot of that pride is misplaced right now. i think we are standing in the wilderness going, which direction. and the american people are making it clear where they want us to go on this. this from the beginning from my estimation was not about obama care because obama care was an unappropriated entity you couldn't do anything about. you live to fight another day on that front to reform it and fix it in the normal course. >> do they want to do anything to fix it? >> i think a majority of the members do want to fix it. it's the way they've gone about it.
distract away from the health care laws rocky rollout. see historic approval lows. unify the opposition. remember when everyone was talking about the fractured state of democrats on sommers. nobody remembers that. the only pro for boehner, he's still speaker. but for how long? now there's cruz. he's become a folk to to the right. he won the values voter summit straw poll. and his influence is growing on house gop. and he knows where to get good mexican food. when you were running the party, it...
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>> the best case scenario for law enforcement is to keep it within law enforcement, make the identification and the arrest before you go public and not complicate it, not get lo lookalikes. there's going to be tens and thousands of phone calls that come in. somebody is going to say it's my ne neighbor. someone is going to call in and say that's my ex-boyfriend. true fact? we don't know. but chris, there is a needle in a haystack and in this case, two needles and i really believe -- i mean, a picture is worth a million words right now. nationally and internationally, there are people picking up the phone, there are people sitting down in front of a computer looking at these guys and saying i think i know one of these guys and we see one guy talking on a phone t appears to be. maybe he's faking it. maybe he's talking on a phone. if he's talking on a phone, the fbi and other agency also grab that signal out of the air at that exact second and we'll know who he was talking to. if we can't find them, let's find somebody they know and that will lead us back to these two guys. this is what all gov
>> the best case scenario for law enforcement is to keep it within law enforcement, make the identification and the arrest before you go public and not complicate it, not get lo lookalikes. there's going to be tens and thousands of phone calls that come in. somebody is going to say it's my ne neighbor. someone is going to call in and say that's my ex-boyfriend. true fact? we don't know. but chris, there is a needle in a haystack and in this case, two needles and i really believe -- i...
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because if they put as much energy into making this law work as they do in attacking the law, americans would be better off. americans would be better off. >> welcome back to "hardball." i think that was the heart of it. that was president obama speaking yesterday at a health care rally up in massachusetts, the state made famous for his so-called romney care which was used as a blueprint to the affordable care act of the president's. the president is at war with republican who is have made it their sole mission these days and years to destroy the health care law. while the aca has certainly seen its share of glitches or problems, the gop has gone to great lengths to magnify and in many cases distort the issues. look at the latest headline in today's los angeles times. quote, another obama care horror story debunked. gwen moore a democrat from washington and jonathan gruber an m.i.t. professor in economics. he also served as an adviser to the white house and to congress on the president's health care plan. congresswoman, i want to start with you. i think somebody from mars would watch th
because if they put as much energy into making this law work as they do in attacking the law, americans would be better off. americans would be better off. >> welcome back to "hardball." i think that was the heart of it. that was president obama speaking yesterday at a health care rally up in massachusetts, the state made famous for his so-called romney care which was used as a blueprint to the affordable care act of the president's. the president is at war with republican who...
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you know, i think there's some intended violation of law in this administration. but i also think there's a ton of incompetence. >> i believe that needs to be evaluated and determined but thank goodness it doesn't have to happen in the senate until they brought charges in the house. those are serious things, but we're in a serious time. and so whether -- i don't have the legal background to know if that rises to high crimes and misdemeanors. but i think they're getting perilously close. barack obama is a personal friend of mine. he became my friend in the senate. but that does not mean i agree in any way with what he's doing or how he's doing it. i, quite frankly, think he's in a difficult position. he's put himself in it. and if he continues, i think we're going to have another constitutional crisis in our country in terms of the presidency. >> is this latest iteration of the obama derangement syndrome as chris calls it? rick tyler is with the strategy group for media a former spokesman for gingrich. robert hoops is a democratic strategist. rick, what makes this
you know, i think there's some intended violation of law in this administration. but i also think there's a ton of incompetence. >> i believe that needs to be evaluated and determined but thank goodness it doesn't have to happen in the senate until they brought charges in the house. those are serious things, but we're in a serious time. and so whether -- i don't have the legal background to know if that rises to high crimes and misdemeanors. but i think they're getting perilously close....
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of the health care law. i would say most of my constituents are fairly pragmatic. they're concerned about what they're seeing here in washington. and they think we've all lost our minds. they expect us to behave like adults and get to a reasonable resolution. >> do they grasp it the way you grasp it? do they see it as -- i look at things like this inability of congress to get the appropriations process completed in time. let me go back to mr. king. i they had the same budget. they would work things out. today we can't meet to agree on the appropriations and really set a budget framework. things are backed up so far, it's easy for somebody like ted cruz to come in and put a detonator through the whole system and blow it up easily with one vote. your thoughts, mr. king. >> chris, i agree. and, again, my district, ronald reagan carried long island by more votes than any area in the country. a lot of blue collar conservative oriented people, they would be against what's called obama care. but they think we're cr
of the health care law. i would say most of my constituents are fairly pragmatic. they're concerned about what they're seeing here in washington. and they think we've all lost our minds. they expect us to behave like adults and get to a reasonable resolution. >> do they grasp it the way you grasp it? do they see it as -- i look at things like this inability of congress to get the appropriations process completed in time. let me go back to mr. king. i they had the same budget. they would...
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to assert a self-defense -- a self-defense defense, if you will, here in this state, and you are a lawful concealed weapons holder, i don't know how many concealed is weapons holders actually engage someone as it sounds like mr. zimmerman did, and then claim self-defense after you shoot a bullet through his chest. >> wow. okay. i want to come back one more time on that, seema. again, at the end of the day, george zimmerman has to prove self-defense. but what joseph just said is that even after the injuries, we're still going have to deal with how the confrontation started. it always comes back to that. >> what joseph is saying is exactly what we're all thinking is why did he get out of the car. the problem is this, joy. that whole entire incident is broken up, and it's very nuanced, because the first part is george zimmerman getting out of the car. then we have to look at the second part and what occurred at that point. so it's very nuanced. we can't establish self-defense until the moment of confrontation. >> all right, seema, kendall coffey, joseph haynes davis, thank you all for being
to assert a self-defense -- a self-defense defense, if you will, here in this state, and you are a lawful concealed weapons holder, i don't know how many concealed is weapons holders actually engage someone as it sounds like mr. zimmerman did, and then claim self-defense after you shoot a bullet through his chest. >> wow. okay. i want to come back one more time on that, seema. again, at the end of the day, george zimmerman has to prove self-defense. but what joseph just said is that even...
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as a result, there are working americans whose access to the insurance under the law has been voided. ast astonishingly it is a badge of honor for those like rand paul. here he is attacking chris christie. >> on the case of the new jersey governor, i think embracing obama care, expanding medicaid in his state is very expensive and not fiscally conservative. that would lead you to the conclusion it's not a good conservative proposal. >> he's going after a somewhat right muddle of the road republican and blasting him. he at least allows the expansion of medicaid to the working poor and for that he's basically calling him not a republican. >> i think your thesis is correct. i don't think there's any arguing it. i think the republicans do have a philosophy. they do have an agenda. and that agenda is what they think of as liberty, what they think as freedom, but they define it as a project to dismantle or block every proposal, essentially every proposal president obama has made from the day they kale into office. that's been their operating philosophy from day one. they're very proud of it
as a result, there are working americans whose access to the insurance under the law has been voided. ast astonishingly it is a badge of honor for those like rand paul. here he is attacking chris christie. >> on the case of the new jersey governor, i think embracing obama care, expanding medicaid in his state is very expensive and not fiscally conservative. that would lead you to the conclusion it's not a good conservative proposal. >> he's going after a somewhat right muddle of the...
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. >> we should not be judged on how many new laws we create. we should be judged on how many laws we repeal. >> ask not what your country can do for you! ask what you can stop your country from doing! >> well, it seems one senator has his staff working overtime. he has his staff going to great lengths to footnote after dealing with plagiarism charges last month. here's a quote. quote, there is a recurring theme in budget negotiations, it's i'll gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today. it attributes it to the wimpy character, senator, you created this problem yourself. how's that for self-reliance? >>> up next, if you were watching the memorial service for nelson mandela, you probably saw the sign language interpreter standing beside the podium. but as those of you who know sign language, he was faking it. the south african government is investigating how the pretend interpreter gained access to the stage, the deaf community is outraged. >>> meanwhile, some are outraged by president obama's handshake with castro. here's how conan o'brian po
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they don't say the a law. they don't even speak the language we normally speak in civilized political debate. they've changed it so much that he's actually not really supposed to be there. and that's their way of putting that asterisk next to him like barry bonds. he didn't really hit the home runs. he didn't get elected president. i think that's what they're up to. >> i think that's right. there is a sense in everything that's done, not only ot normal political give and take where you challenge your opponent's bills proposals, ideas, and initiatives but the idea that the person himself was never toesed supposed to be re-elected. now if they wait it out, then the guy who was never supposed to have been there who's signature accomplishment, is health care should be defunded if for no other reason because he did it and it has his name associated with? >> yes, get him off the record books. get him out. erase him in your mind. >> but chris, you know how the birther conversation is morphing into an impeachment conv
they don't say the a law. they don't even speak the language we normally speak in civilized political debate. they've changed it so much that he's actually not really supposed to be there. and that's their way of putting that asterisk next to him like barry bonds. he didn't really hit the home runs. he didn't get elected president. i think that's what they're up to. >> i think that's right. there is a sense in everything that's done, not only ot normal political give and take where you...
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it's because that is what -- how you appeal laws if you want to in this country. >> once the law was approved by -- went through and was approved by review by the supreme court, did you continue to attack obama care on through the november election? >> we have focused on obama care, and, of course, going into the elections last year, it was not as large of an issue as we would have liked it to be. >> why did you -- if you're not political, why did you keep hitting the issue going into an election? if it had already been approved by the supreme court? >> it's legislation. we're legislatively focused. and that's what we do. we weren't talking about candidates. and, in fact, when we talked about the law going into the election, we didn't even call it obama care. we said the president's health care law. because our attorneys said that if we used obama, the name obama, that would cause problems for our pending status. >> joy reid, thank you for joining us tonight. my concern, i've voiced to loudly, this is catnip for the hard right. it says the government's the enemy. the government's out
it's because that is what -- how you appeal laws if you want to in this country. >> once the law was approved by -- went through and was approved by review by the supreme court, did you continue to attack obama care on through the november election? >> we have focused on obama care, and, of course, going into the elections last year, it was not as large of an issue as we would have liked it to be. >> why did you -- if you're not political, why did you keep hitting the issue...
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therefore he has to have the new laws. look, there is some obviously in the country from different places. but nobody ever seems to be able to find. >> right. >> it certainly is in bulk volume, because if there was bulk volume stealing. that would get it. but they never seem to need to show up with any evidence of criminality to change the law. >> that's right. advance the project is on trial right now as we speak in pennsylvania. and we have no evidence of voter fraud by the other side. the same thing in texas. then they tell people you need an id to prevent voter fraud. what we know is it's about making it harder to vote for african-americans and latino voters. in texas, they're the postal child for voter suppression. so the department of justice has decided that they were going to do what they had to do to enforce the law. this is nothing new. it's a provision of the voting rights act, and we're glad the attorney general is doing his job. >> let me ask you a question, wayne, about your state down there. is that state ge
therefore he has to have the new laws. look, there is some obviously in the country from different places. but nobody ever seems to be able to find. >> right. >> it certainly is in bulk volume, because if there was bulk volume stealing. that would get it. but they never seem to need to show up with any evidence of criminality to change the law. >> that's right. advance the project is on trial right now as we speak in pennsylvania. and we have no evidence of voter fraud by the...
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but this time no appropriation bills have been signed into law. so no discretionary spending is in place for any part of the federal government. washington won't be able to pay military families or any other federal employee. tuesday offered this rebuke of the ideology. they're heading into a box canyon now. it's something else entirely to sabotage a plan with a chance of succeeding and pretend to have leverage that exists only in a world of town hall applause lines and fund raising letters. that's out there by the wall street journal. backed up today by karl rove. this is dangerous territory. don't be bringing down the government. don't be causing the government to become a dead beat. >> let me say, i think that we can survive a government shutdown for a couple days. that's not that big of a deal. it's stupid politically. defaulting on our debt is catastrophic. and so i think that there's two things there. i think that the republicans -- the conservatives have taken their eye off the ball. obama care is bad, but they lost the focus on the spendin
but this time no appropriation bills have been signed into law. so no discretionary spending is in place for any part of the federal government. washington won't be able to pay military families or any other federal employee. tuesday offered this rebuke of the ideology. they're heading into a box canyon now. it's something else entirely to sabotage a plan with a chance of succeeding and pretend to have leverage that exists only in a world of town hall applause lines and fund raising letters....
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>> what is the law of the land that was -- >> is it a law of the land? >> yeah. it was orchestrated to be delayed in its implementation for three years. the signup for it starts in a few days and obviously becomes effective in january. >> your position is the united states government cannot pay its bills unless you kill the affordable care act. that's your deal. >> my position is that we should fund government and protect the american people from obama care. >> how's that different from what i just said? okay. let's go to congressman fattah of philadelphia. i think the congressman in his own way said the deal here is and i think the way the american people understand it that republicans are basically saying unless you can kill obama care as it's called now, by october 1st there will be no government by october 1st. that's the deal. >> two things to make clear. one is the president of the united states barack obama has never spent $1 or added one dollar to the debt that the congress did not direct he spend through an appropriation bill. so the question now is are
>> what is the law of the land that was -- >> is it a law of the land? >> yeah. it was orchestrated to be delayed in its implementation for three years. the signup for it starts in a few days and obviously becomes effective in january. >> your position is the united states government cannot pay its bills unless you kill the affordable care act. that's your deal. >> my position is that we should fund government and protect the american people from obama care....
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that is already in the obama care law. it's already the law, so yes you can have it. also bestow the name thursday on the day that comes after wednesday, if you like. the income verification thing that they won is already in obama care. so, yes, you can have that. you enjoy that. of all the other long, arcane, improvised, constantly changing list of demands that the republicans have come up with on their long, weird, ever-changing ransom note that they kept writing and rewriting, they did not exactly remember when or have any demands can be. the entire list of things they demanded in exchange for reopening the government, which i just listed, all of which the put forward as demands, we now know that of their entire list, of all the things they tried demanding, they are getting nothing. nothing. nothing. you can argue for what you want through the legislative process by trying to make legislation, amend bills and win votes. you can win what you want in terms of policy by winning elections, but when you lose policy fights and elections, the line was drawn here tonight t
that is already in the obama care law. it's already the law, so yes you can have it. also bestow the name thursday on the day that comes after wednesday, if you like. the income verification thing that they won is already in obama care. so, yes, you can have that. you enjoy that. of all the other long, arcane, improvised, constantly changing list of demands that the republicans have come up with on their long, weird, ever-changing ransom note that they kept writing and rewriting, they did not...
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when's it ever happened to kill a law? >> the debt ceiling has come up since 1962. 1963, to be exact. >> i know all about that. >> this has been continuing -- >> answer my question. when has it been used to kill a law that's been enacted by the congress, signed by the president, and the president got re-elected after doing it. >> the republican congress got elected at the same time. the american public said we don't like that law. >> congressman, i can only ask the question. if you don't want to answer it, just say so. >> i'm happy to answer the question. >> when has the congress ever said the government of the united states will not continue unless -- >> first of all, they're not saying the government cannot continue. things are going to be paid for and the president is the one who's revising history. he continues to. >> those are words -- you're speaking words but not an answer. those are words. answer the question with words. here's the question. >> that's what the president said when it was his turn. >> you've been ele
when's it ever happened to kill a law? >> the debt ceiling has come up since 1962. 1963, to be exact. >> i know all about that. >> this has been continuing -- >> answer my question. when has it been used to kill a law that's been enacted by the congress, signed by the president, and the president got re-elected after doing it. >> the republican congress got elected at the same time. the american public said we don't like that law. >> congressman, i can only...
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they can't do that if this law becomes an enduring part of our domestic policy history. i think that's a piece of this here. >> it's removing the monument. let's take a look at steve king. he's one identified as one of the whacko birds. he was dismissing the concerns about what would happen if the united states defaulted on its debt. that's the important question right now. debt. he said he took his cues from constituents, he said. let's listen to this. >> let me get this straight, you don't believe we would go into default, you believe that tim geithner is lying, the president is lying, everybody is wrong, everybody in the country is worrying about this. but you have some superior knowledge, what basis do you get that from -- >> i do have superior knowledge, thank you for recognizing it. >> where do you get it from? >> the united states citizens, who will elect the next president of the united states. >> so you're polling in your district to decide if the united states goes into default -- >> i have an independent judgment, it comes from a long experience of dealing pol
they can't do that if this law becomes an enduring part of our domestic policy history. i think that's a piece of this here. >> it's removing the monument. let's take a look at steve king. he's one identified as one of the whacko birds. he was dismissing the concerns about what would happen if the united states defaulted on its debt. that's the important question right now. debt. he said he took his cues from constituents, he said. let's listen to this. >> let me get this straight,...
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things are looking up for the health care law itself. 46% now approve of the law. 49% oppose. not great, but a huge improvement from just a month ago. and we'll be right back. what if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even starts? what if i eat the wrong thing? what if? what if i suddenly have to go? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisadvocates.com to connect with a patient advocate from abbvie for one-to-one support and education. turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. take skincare to the next level with new roc® multi correxion® 5 in 1, proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness, lift sagging, diminish the look of dark spots, and smooth the appearance of wrinkles. high performance skincare™ only fr
things are looking up for the health care law itself. 46% now approve of the law. 49% oppose. not great, but a huge improvement from just a month ago. and we'll be right back. what if my abdominal pain and cramps end our night before it even starts? what if i eat the wrong thing? what if? what if i suddenly have to go? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the...
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i think most law-abiding gun owners agree with me. call the nra and tell them to support criminal background checks. >> he's fighting back and perhaps without realizing it he followeded advice, i'm kidding, in a 1988 book about how politics is really played. chapter seven of hard bawl is entitled leave no shot unanswered. welcome and thank you for joining us. i think what you're doing here is so important in life, it's about character, it's about personal reputation and a man or woman must defend their reputation. when some people out there from washington, paid lobbyists, go out after you because you dared to be independent and to develop what i think is a very centrist position on gun safety, they couldn't stand it that you look good, so here they are throwing mud at you after the fight's at least initial battle is over. why do you think they decided to go after you after the skirmish after they won on that vote on the background check, i think they shouldn't have won, but why did they come back at you and why do you think they did
i think most law-abiding gun owners agree with me. call the nra and tell them to support criminal background checks. >> he's fighting back and perhaps without realizing it he followeded advice, i'm kidding, in a 1988 book about how politics is really played. chapter seven of hard bawl is entitled leave no shot unanswered. welcome and thank you for joining us. i think what you're doing here is so important in life, it's about character, it's about personal reputation and a man or woman...
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there was a law enforcement press conference a short time ago. in short, we will not tolerate law breaking. that was the head heine from the press conference. i can tell you, i just walked over to where the demonstrators are, there's only about 20 of them right now. more cameras than there are protesters. and court has also reconvened as well. >> very quickly, i take it that none of those alternates speaking to the media at this juncture. >> none of the alternates are speaking to the media, in fact, their identity will be concealed for an undetermined period of time by order of the judge. >> i'm joined by msnbc analyst lisa bloom, paul henderson, karen desoto and todd nelson. he told the jury that he would take on an additional burden for his client, actually proving his innocence. >> i would like you to presume whatever you can for my client's benefit. because after all, that's what good defense attorneys do. but in this type of case we're going to do something that will probably upset or enrage defense attorneys anywhere who are listening to th
there was a law enforcement press conference a short time ago. in short, we will not tolerate law breaking. that was the head heine from the press conference. i can tell you, i just walked over to where the demonstrators are, there's only about 20 of them right now. more cameras than there are protesters. and court has also reconvened as well. >> very quickly, i take it that none of those alternates speaking to the media at this juncture. >> none of the alternates are speaking to...
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if they broke the law, they broke the law. >> by the way, mr. turner was on yesterday. mike turner. he's studied well at the school of not answering questions. >> right. you caught him on that. >> i think he was 0 for 6, by the way. thank you so much, senator sherrod brown, for coming on tonight. >>> jonathan alter is msnbc political analyst. author of the upcoming book "the center holds: obama and his enemies." it's a fantastic book. i'm reading it already in galley. i won't say a word about it. it's great. you're a great writer. there's a hell of a lot good stuff in there. i didn't know already the stuff. let me ask you this about the situation here. if you were -- this president, i think, is facing some historic notes in his biography. he may not want to see. like irs, fbi, even benghazi. although it's unclear right next -- although it's unclear what they'll write next to it. how does he get through this thing? he's up to his elbows in alligators. >> he has to get on top of this story. you know, today was disastrous. i thought that eric holder's briefing was disastrous. he tried
if they broke the law, they broke the law. >> by the way, mr. turner was on yesterday. mike turner. he's studied well at the school of not answering questions. >> right. you caught him on that. >> i think he was 0 for 6, by the way. thank you so much, senator sherrod brown, for coming on tonight. >>> jonathan alter is msnbc political analyst. author of the upcoming book "the center holds: obama and his enemies." it's a fantastic book. i'm reading it already...
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law. it is government by tantrum meaningless. meaningless measures, meaningless roll calls, meaningless speeches as they say down in texas, it's all hat and no cattle. republicans are united against obama care when it comes to votes like this one, but a warring faction of tea party republicans led by ted cruz of texas are making it very real threat to shut down the u.s. government if the law is not killed. apparently the strategy is being lambasted as silly, dumb, unachievable and political suicide. and the people saying those words are not democrats, it's the republicans in congress who are saying those things. and those criticisms are delicate compared to what's in today's "washington post." charles krauthammer, a pulitzerer price winning conservative columnist says cruz belongs to the loony bin. "and this is krauthammer, this is nuts. every physical showdown has rebounded against the republicans. those who fancy themselves tea party patriots fighting a sold out cocktail swilling establi
law. it is government by tantrum meaningless. meaningless measures, meaningless roll calls, meaningless speeches as they say down in texas, it's all hat and no cattle. republicans are united against obama care when it comes to votes like this one, but a warring faction of tea party republicans led by ted cruz of texas are making it very real threat to shut down the u.s. government if the law is not killed. apparently the strategy is being lambasted as silly, dumb, unachievable and political...
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it looks like the health care law is open for business. it looks like after all the misery love company types have had their say, a solid majority of the country wants the president's program to make it. the website, we're told, is working. as i said, what a bad day for those little trolls who live under the bridge. david corn is the washington bureau chief nor mother jones magazine and michael tomaski is with the daily beast. i want you to look at this poll and what people think about this. right now 55% of the country supports the idea of making it work. they want to keep it as it is, make it work. only 43% want to repeal it. another interesting number, a little more nuanced according to a current cnn orc poll. a majority of americans 53% said it was too soon to tell. saying it's not seen its day in court. not yet. keep in mind these polls were conducted before improvements to the law's website were announced over the weekend. so, david, there's good objective news and good perceptive news. totally 180 from the way this thing's been play
it looks like the health care law is open for business. it looks like after all the misery love company types have had their say, a solid majority of the country wants the president's program to make it. the website, we're told, is working. as i said, what a bad day for those little trolls who live under the bridge. david corn is the washington bureau chief nor mother jones magazine and michael tomaski is with the daily beast. i want you to look at this poll and what people think about this....
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when we return we're going to get into the law of this case. dzhokhar tsarnaev was formally charged today. he'll be prosecuted through the criminal justice system despite republicans who say he should be treated as an enemy combatant. >>> later, the russian connection. we have new details about the older brother, tamerlan, and his six-month trip overseas to russia, that area, as he became increasingly more devout in his religion and radicalism. >>> here in washington, the marathon bombings have already started to change the debate on things like -- you knew this was coming -- immigration. >>> finally, life started to return to normal this weekend in boston. i was up there as the slow healing begins. this is "hardball." as we say up there, "hardball." the place for politics. >>> he will not be treated as an enemy combatant. we will prosecute this terrorist through our civilian system of justice. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was of course, white house spokesman jay carney short by before 1:00 p.m. today making clear the boston suspect will
when we return we're going to get into the law of this case. dzhokhar tsarnaev was formally charged today. he'll be prosecuted through the criminal justice system despite republicans who say he should be treated as an enemy combatant. >>> later, the russian connection. we have new details about the older brother, tamerlan, and his six-month trip overseas to russia, that area, as he became increasingly more devout in his religion and radicalism. >>> here in washington, the...
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. >> jonathan, i heard the president say that he respects the process, that he respects the rule of law, but that this is the context in which african-americans are interpreting the verdict and everybody needs to appreciate that fact. >> yes, absolutely. and that's what -- that's the power of what the president did and said today for me and for me personally. i think the american people need to hear that. i think sometimes we can talk about race in abstractions because no one of any big power can say this has happened to me. and when the president of the united states can say that he's been followed in stores and that he has heard people click the locks on their doors, when he crosses the street, comes near their cars it suddenly makes it real. it's no longer something that oh, jonathan capehart or eugene robinson or reverend sharpton or toure or any of the other folks, our audience knows it's not just them, it's the leader of the free world who has this personal experience and that he's sharing in the pain, in the frustration and in my case, the aggravation that these things happen. an
. >> jonathan, i heard the president say that he respects the process, that he respects the rule of law, but that this is the context in which african-americans are interpreting the verdict and everybody needs to appreciate that fact. >> yes, absolutely. and that's what -- that's the power of what the president did and said today for me and for me personally. i think the american people need to hear that. i think sometimes we can talk about race in abstractions because no one of any...
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law says that the u.s. cannot continue with that aid in the event of a coup. so it couldn't be paid unless this is a temporary transition. the american government gives to egypt roughly $1.5 billion, a large portion of which is military aid. some of it humanitarian aid as well. and there's been a perception among the protesters there in egypt that in some ways the u.s. overlooked the crackdown by morsi's government. as long as he agreed, the morsi regime agreed to maintain the peace treaty with israel. one of the significant issues at play in this conversation. you talked about the meeting that took place here. the president presided, he chaired a meeting of his top national security advisers that took place here late this afternoon. we'll show you a picture of that that the white house has just released within the last five minutes. you can see the president is there. he was joined by his new national security adviser susan rice there to his left. she, of course, just took over this post three days ago replacing tom donalin. chuck hagel, his chief of staff, j
law says that the u.s. cannot continue with that aid in the event of a coup. so it couldn't be paid unless this is a temporary transition. the american government gives to egypt roughly $1.5 billion, a large portion of which is military aid. some of it humanitarian aid as well. and there's been a perception among the protesters there in egypt that in some ways the u.s. overlooked the crackdown by morsi's government. as long as he agreed, the morsi regime agreed to maintain the peace treaty with...
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we must stand our ground, to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence that they prevent. >>> the executive director of the nra's lobbying arm used holder's comments, the comments of the attorney general, to turn up the temperature, saying "the attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept. it's a fundamental human right. to send a message that jet self-defense is blame is unconscionable. mayor brown, i guess that's what we normally do action if a bug has a bus accident, we care about bus safety. if a plane crashes, we think about plane safety. it's normal reaction to talk about guns when somebody has shot and kind. it seems to me your thoughts. >> i think eric holder -- he -- should have even been stronger on the question. chris, it's clear in this nation we have the concept, and we've had it forever, that if you are attacked, and you see no other way you can use whatever reasonable force there is to defend yourself. that's a concept we have lived with forever. that concept does not include getting out of your
we must stand our ground, to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence that they prevent. >>> the executive director of the nra's lobbying arm used holder's comments, the comments of the attorney general, to turn up the temperature, saying "the attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept. it's a fundamental human right. to send a message that jet self-defense is blame is unconscionable. mayor...
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law enforcement suggests they've been through about 80% of that. we are looking for a needle in a haystack. and look, we know his brother took a lot of hits in the gunfight with law enforcement last night before he was killed. you might suggest that this 19-year-old man we're looking for, he may have been hit, too. so he could have crawled under a building someplace. he could be barricaded inside of a house somewhere by himself, or holding a hostage, or he may, just may have been able to steal another car and our worst case scenario and get out of town. once law enforcement finishes this search of this 20 square block, then they have to regroup and figure out what cars have been stolen in the area that he might have used to get away from, or did we miss him and do we go back again? and, chris, i know we're going into the weekend, but how long do you keep a city like this bottled up and tell everybody to stay inside? >> well, is there any way of tracking besides basically hard target, i mean, just searching block by block, inch by inch, going throug
law enforcement suggests they've been through about 80% of that. we are looking for a needle in a haystack. and look, we know his brother took a lot of hits in the gunfight with law enforcement last night before he was killed. you might suggest that this 19-year-old man we're looking for, he may have been hit, too. so he could have crawled under a building someplace. he could be barricaded inside of a house somewhere by himself, or holding a hostage, or he may, just may have been able to steal...
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laws and other laws sort of shrinking the window to vote bakley reduces or democracy to less than what it can be. this is why it's intolerable. >>> the general is so smart. had el's not denying there's fraud, of course it happens. but it doesn't change the results of stayedwide elections. as powell points out, the great irony, if there's so much of it that affects elections, how how come nobody can find any. >> that's right. >>> even more movement today. in addition to general powell's comments, the justice department filed a lawsuit against the state of texas to belowic that state's voter i.d. law that went in effect a mere hours -- in a statement here, eric holder said -- we will not allow the supreme court's recent decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights. in fact, within hours of that comment, senator john cornyn of texas, one part pan paul issued a statement -- facts mean little to a justice department bent on inserting itself into the sovereign affairs of texas and a lame-duck administration in trying to turn our state bl
laws and other laws sort of shrinking the window to vote bakley reduces or democracy to less than what it can be. this is why it's intolerable. >>> the general is so smart. had el's not denying there's fraud, of course it happens. but it doesn't change the results of stayedwide elections. as powell points out, the great irony, if there's so much of it that affects elections, how how come nobody can find any. >> that's right. >>> even more movement today. in addition to...
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you know what it means to put something into law and make it work. are you confident after all the democrats and republicans left to right agree on something, they will agree on something better than the joke they passed in '86 that they never intended to enforce? >> yeah, i am, chris. although the aspects of this bill, even if you take the gang of eight senate bill, some of the aspects of this bill are going to be tough to enforce, not because of lack of will but because they're going to require a level of skill and competence i don't know if we're there yet. for example, e-verification. as you know, e-verification is not anywhere close to 100%, but it ramps up each year as the technology gets better. border security, are those goals realistic? i think everyone hopes they are but the question is can they be. but i think overall, it's important for the country first for the republican party second that we get a bill that's workable and it's a good bill and that can be enforced. it's not going to be easy. implementation is going to be a hurdle too, bu
you know what it means to put something into law and make it work. are you confident after all the democrats and republicans left to right agree on something, they will agree on something better than the joke they passed in '86 that they never intended to enforce? >> yeah, i am, chris. although the aspects of this bill, even if you take the gang of eight senate bill, some of the aspects of this bill are going to be tough to enforce, not because of lack of will but because they're going to...
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laws limiting the types of acceptable i.d. required to vote have been passed by lawmakers and has gone to the governor for his signature. the voting rights act is going to be challenged by the supreme court. joining me right now is pennsylvania democratic party chair jim burn and the co-director of the advancement project, an organization that works to protect voting rights, judith brown diane nis. i want to talk to you about this thing in michigan. it's so obviously intended to zap the importance of detroit. it's so obvious because you have a lot of minority voters living there and this just basically says you get one cd. we're going to take the state. >> that's right. you know, we have to understand that this wasn't just one act, right? first you take over state legislatures in 2010, the gop does that. then what they do is they try to make it harder to vote by passing voter i.d. laws, and then the third part of their plan is then to change the way the electoral college votes are allocated so that people in communities of col
laws limiting the types of acceptable i.d. required to vote have been passed by lawmakers and has gone to the governor for his signature. the voting rights act is going to be challenged by the supreme court. joining me right now is pennsylvania democratic party chair jim burn and the co-director of the advancement project, an organization that works to protect voting rights, judith brown diane nis. i want to talk to you about this thing in michigan. it's so obviously intended to zap the...
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citizen but under under canadian law he also became a citizen of that country the moment he was born there." unless the texas senator formally renounces his citizenship, he will remain a citizen of both countries. legal experts say, well, that means he could assert the right to vote in canada or even run for parliament up there. while dual citizenship doesn't preclude the senator from becoming president in this country, he's asserting that he's not, he says, a canadian citizen. they say differently. >>> up next, stop and frisk. yes, it's controversial, but does it work? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. favoritete e! people wait for this promotion all year long. and now there are endless ways to love it... from crispy to spicy to savory. [ man ] you cannot make a bad choice. [ male announcer ] red lobster's endless shrimp! as much as you like, any way you like! you can have your shrimp. and you can eat it, too. [ male announcer ] try our new soy wasabi grilled shrimp or classic garlic shrimp scampi. all just $15.99 for a limited time. it's gonna be a hit this year.
citizen but under under canadian law he also became a citizen of that country the moment he was born there." unless the texas senator formally renounces his citizenship, he will remain a citizen of both countries. legal experts say, well, that means he could assert the right to vote in canada or even run for parliament up there. while dual citizenship doesn't preclude the senator from becoming president in this country, he's asserting that he's not, he says, a canadian citizen. they say...
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and protection under the law. now, not every obstacle is related to race, but anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in american elections must not be paying attention. and despite the best efforts of many well-intentioned election officials, discrepancies and resources across prints and polling stations still disproportionately impact african-americans lashgs tino, and you and young voters. >> rich lowery took to the op-ed page of politico to fire back at mrs. clinton for her political tone suggesting she was just trying to gin up the base ahead of a presidential run. "madam secretary hasn't missed a beat. she knows that the calling card of the democrats in the barack obama era is a polarizing politics that seeks to fire up minority voters by stirring fears of fire hoses and police dogs. its basic vocabulary is imputations of racism. its evidentiary standard is low and dishonest. and its ethic is whatever works so longs as it stirs fear, anger, and resentment. get ready for hope and cha
and protection under the law. now, not every obstacle is related to race, but anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in american elections must not be paying attention. and despite the best efforts of many well-intentioned election officials, discrepancies and resources across prints and polling stations still disproportionately impact african-americans lashgs tino, and you and young voters. >> rich lowery took to the op-ed page of politico to fire back at mrs....